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June 2021 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk Our Recommendations Derbyshire Dales The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2026 so you District Council can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements

Ward name Number of Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance councillors (2020) electors from (2026) electors from per average per average councillor % councillor % Ashbourne North 2 3,360 1,680 -2% 3,444 1,722 -5% Ashbourne South 3 5,052 1,684 -1% 5,771 1,924 7% Bakewell 2 3,441 1,721 1% 3,538 1,769 -2% Bradwell 1 1,610 1,610 -6% 1,628 1,628 -10% Brailsford 1 1,473 1,473 -14% 1,883 1,883 4% Calver & Longstone 1 1,817 1,817 6% 1,839 1,839 2% Chatsworth 1 1,777 1,777 4% 1,799 1,799 0% Darley Dale 3 5,258 1,753 3% 5,523 1,841 2% Dovedale, Parwich & 1 1,834 1,834 7% 1,857 1,857 3% Brassington Who we are Why Derbyshire Dales? Doveridge & Sudbury 1 1,634 1,634 -4% 1,948 1,948 8% ● The Local Government Boundary Commission ● Derbyshire Dales District Council currently has Hartington 1 1,734 1,734 1% 1,754 1,754 -3% for England is an independent body set up by high levels of electoral inequality: some councillors Parliament. represent many more - or many fewer - voters Hathersage 2 3,619 1,810 6% 3,662 1,831 1% ● We are not part of government or any political than others. Hulland 1 1,419 1,419 -17% 1,638 1,638 -9% party. ● Therefore the value of your vote, in Derbyshire ● We are accountable to Parliament through a Dales Council elections, varies depending on Masson 2 3,221 1,611 -6% 3,259 1,630 -10% committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the where you live in Derbyshire Dales. Matlock East & 2 3,553 1,777 4% 3,765 1,883 4% House of Commons. ● We are seeking to improve levels of electoral Tansley ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of equality for local voters local authorities throughout England. Matlock West 3 5,328 1,776 4% 5,828 1,943 8% Our proposals Norbury 1 1,795 1,795 5% 1,886 1,886 4% Electoral review ● Derbyshire Dales District Council currently has 39 Tideswell 1 1,894 1,894 11% 1,916 1,916 6% An electoral review examines and proposes new councillors. Based on the evidence we received, electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: we recommend that 34 councillors should serve Wirksworth & 3 4,857 1,619 -5% 4,982 1,661 -8% ● The total number of councillors representing the the council in the future. Carsington Water council’s voters (‘council size’). ● We believe our final recommendations meet our Youlgrave 2 3,432 1,716 0% 3,472 1,736 -4% ● The names, number and boundaries of wards or statutory criteria to: 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters Totals 34 58,108 – – 61,392 – – electoral divisions. ● The number of councillors for each ward or 2. Reflect community interests and identities Averages – – 1,709 – – 1,806 – division. 3. Promote effective and convenient local government Summary of our recommendations We have considered all the submissions we received Overview of final recommendations for during our consultation on our draft recommendations.

The final recommendations propose that Derbyshire Dales District Council should have 34 councillors. This is five fewer than the Derbyshire Dales District Council current 39 councillors. View this map online and explore it in more detail at: consultation.lgbce.org.uk Those councillors should represent 20 wards; ten single-councillor wards, six two-councillor wards, and four three-councillor wards. Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE This is five fewer wards than there are now. If you are viewing this page online, click on the map to The boundaries of 17 wards have been changed in our draft go straight to our interactive consultation area. recommendations; three will stay the same.

An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to the right. A detailed report on the recommendations and interactive mapping is available on our website at: www.lgbce.org.uk.

Find out more at consultation.lgbce.org.uk:

● view the map of our recommendations down to street level. ● zoom into the areas that interest you most. ● read the full report of our recommendations. ● find more guidance on the review process

Stage of Review Description

25 August 2021- Public consultation on warding

02 November 2021 arrangments

02 Febuary 2021- Public consultation on draft

12 April 2021 recommendations

29 June 2021 Publication of final

recommendations

Subject to parliamentary